I will go to Portugal for a university class and the players will have four days off to recover. While I’m away l will be in contact with Mark. We know what we want and we’re working on it.

The Light Blues have already made ten signings this summer, many of them becoming firm fixtures in Caixinha’s starting eleven.

Fans will be excited to hear more could be on their way, hoping that the squad the Portuguese is building can find consistency to challenge Celtic and Aberdeen in the Scottish Premiership and domestic cup competitions.